Firefighter's boot and trouser attachment

Abstract

An attachment device for attaching a firefighter's trousers to the firefighter's boots, in which the trousers cover a portion of the firefighter's boots. The attachment device maintains the firefighter's trousers in covering relationship to the boots, and portions of the trousers cannot become lodged on the upper edge of the boots as the firefighter bends and crawls and the like. Each attachment device has a band which encompasses one of the firefighter's boots. A strap extends from the band and has fastener elements which attach to portions of the firefighter's trousers which encompass the boot. Thus, the trousers are attached to the boot.

The invention having thus been described, the following is claimed. 
     
       1. Attachment structure for use by a firefighter who wears a pair of firefighter's boots and a pair of firefighter's trousers comprising first connection means, the first connection means being secured to the firefighter's trousers and carried thereby, second connection means, the second connection means being releasably attached to the first connection means, third connection means, the third connection means being in supporting relationship to the second connection means, the third connection means extending from the trousers to the boots and encompassing a portion of the firefighter's boots and attached thereto, whereby the firefighter's trousers are attached to the firefighter's boots. 
     
     
       2. The attachment structure of claim 1 in which the firefighter's trousers have a leg portion, and in which the first connection means comprises a first fastener element, the first fastener element being attached to the leg portion of the trousers, and in which the third connection means comprises an elongate member, the second connection means comprising a second fastener element, the second fastener element being secured to the elongate member, the second fastener element being releasably attached to the first fastener element, and means attaching portions of the elongate member together as the elongate member encompasses a portion of the firefighter's boot. 
     
     
       3. Attachment structure for use by a firefighter who wears a pair of firefighter's boots and a pair of firefighter's trousers comprising first connection means, the first connection means being secured to the firefighter's trousers and carried thereby, second connection means, the second connection means being releasably attached to the first connection means, third connection means, the third connection means being in supporting relationship to the second connection means, the third connection means extending from the firefighter's trousers to the firefighter's boots, means attaching the third connection means to the firefighter's boots, whereby the firefighter's trousers are attached to the firefighter's boots. 
     
     
       4. The attachment structure of claim 3 in which the firefighter's trousers have leg portions, and in which the first connection means comprises a plurality of first fastener elements, at least one of the first fastener elements being secured to each of the leg portions of the firefighter's trousers, and in which the third connection means comprises a plurality of straps, the second connection means comprising a plurality of second fastener elements, at least one of the second fastener elements being secured to each of the straps, each of the second fastener elements being releasably attached to one of the first fastener elements, and means attaching each of the straps to one of the firefighter's boots. 
     
     
       5. The attachment structure of claim 3 in which firefighter's trousers have an outer layer and an inner layer and in which the first connection means includes means attached to the outer layer and to the inner layer of the firefighter's trousers. 
     
     
       6. Attachment structure for use by a firefighter who wears a pair of firefighter's trousers and a pair of firefighter's boots, the firefighter's trousers having a leg portion, the leg portion including a plurality of layers of protective material, comprising connection means, means attaching the connection means to at least one of the layers of the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers, the connection means extending from the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers, the connection means including means in engagement with one of the firefighter's boots and encompassing the firefighter's boot and attached thereto, whereby the firefighter's trousers are attached to the firefighter's boots. 
     
     
       7. Attachment structure for use by a firefighter who wears a pair of firefighter's trousers and a pair of firefighter's boots, the firefighter's trousers having a leg portion, comprising connection means, means attaching the connection means to the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers, the connection means extending from the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers, the connection means including means in engagement with one of the firefighter's boots and encompassing the firefighter's boot and attached thereto, whereby the firefighter's trousers are attached to the firefighter's boots, the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers including an outer layer and an inner layer, and the connection means including means attached to the outer layer and to the inner layer of the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers. 
     
     
       8. Attachment structure for use by a firefighter who wears a pair of firefighter's trousers and a pair of firefighter's boots, the firefighter's trousers having a leg portion, the leg portion including a plurality of layers of protective material, comprising connection means, means attaching the connection means to at least one of the layers of the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers, the connection means extending from the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers, the connection means including means for attachment of the connection means to one of the firefighter's boots, whereby the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers is attached to the firefighter's boot. 
     
     
       9. Attachment structure for use by a firefighter who wears a pair of firefighter's trousers and a pair of firefighter's boots, the firefighter's trousers having a leg portion, comprising connection means, means attaching the connection means to the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers, the connection means extending from the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers, the connection means including means for attachment of the connection means to the firefighter's boots, whereby the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers is attached to the firefighter's boot, the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers including an outer layer and an inner layer, and the connection means including means attaching the connection means to the outer layer and to the inner layer of the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers. 
     
     
       10. For use with a firefighter's boots and firefighter's trousers, as the firefighter's trousers have a leg portion which is normally in juxtaposition with a boot of the firefighter, the leg portion having a plurality of layers of protective material, attachment structure comprising an elongate flexible member, means attaching the elongate flexible member to at least one of the layers of the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers, and means attaching the elongate flexible member to the boot of the firefighter, whereby the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers is attached to the firefighter's boot. 
     
     
       11. For use with a firefighter's boots and firefighter's trousers, as the firefighter's trousers have a leg portion which is normally in juxtaposition with a boot of the firefighter, attachment structure comprising an elongate flexible member, means attaching the elongate flexible member to the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers, and means attaching the elongate flexible member to the boot of the firefighter, whereby the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers is attached to the firefighter's boot, the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers having an outer layer and an inner layer, and the attachment structure including snap means attached to the outer layer and to the inner layer of the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers, and the attachment structure including complementary snap means attached to the elongate flexible member whereby the elongate flexible member is attached to the inner layer and to the outer layer of the leg portion of the firefighter's trousers.